{"product_id":"amigoland-9780316018838","title":"Amigoland","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this heartfelt novel, two estranged brothers set off on a road trip across America and Mexico to finally find answers to a family mystery--and along the way discover the truth about each other. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a small town on the Mexican border live two brothers, Don Fidencio and Don Celestino. Stubborn and independent, they now must face the facts: they are old, and they have let a family argument stand between them for too long. Don Celestino's good-natured housekeeper encourages him to make amends--while he still can. They secretly liberate Don Fidencio from his nursing home and travel into Mexico to solve the mystery at the heart of their dispute: the family legend of their grandfather's kidnapping. As the unlikely trio travels, the brothers learn it's never too late for a new beginning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With winsome prose and heartfelt humor, Oscar Casares's debut novel of family lost and found radiates with generosity and grace and confirms the arrival of a uniquely talented new writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOscar Casares\u003c\/b\u003e gave up a successful career in advertising to pursue his dream of becoming a writer. He received an MFA at Iowa and his stories have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eIowa Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eColorado Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNorthwest Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThreepenny Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of the short story collection \u003ci\u003eBrownsville\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50323542475026,"sku":"9780316018838","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dd443a73-1d4e-44c5-ad20-18003b6205b3.jpg?v=1727657575","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/amigoland-9780316018838","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}